Tasting and Pairing
This special junmai, crafted from Hitomebore rice and embodying Sendai's terroir, offers a soft texture with the essence of freshly steamed rice, balanced sweetness and umami, a smooth glide across the tongue, and a lasting aftertaste, enhanced by exquisite acidity.
Food Pairing
Fatty red fish such as tuna toro and amberjack, grilled chicken with sauce, beef tartare, rice dishes (especially sushi rice), etc.
Since Hitomebore rice is used, it goes well with all dishes that go well with rice.
Best served at
Cold: Around 15℃; Heated: 40 - 45℃
Best served in
Cold: Small wine glass; Heated: White porcelain flat sake cup
Specifications
Alcohol
15
%
Polishing Ratio
55
%
Rice
Hitomebore (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)
Water
Underground water from the foot of Izumigatake Mountain (Sendai)
Retail Price
¥700 (300ml), ¥1,700 (720ml), ¥3,100 (1800ml)
Prizes & Awards
SAKE COMPETITION 2013 6th Place
Kura Master 2019, 2020, 2022 Gold
The Brewery
Founded in 1688, Katsuyama is the sole remaining official brewery of the Date family from the Sendai clan, dedicated to preserving the 800-year legacy and traditions of the Date family. It is also a forward-thinking brewery, once managing restaurants in Paris and Florence and currently operating Tohoku's premier music school, a wedding hall, and several authentic restaurants in Sendai City. Katsuyama consistently innovates, offering sakes that pair globally with various cuisines and introducing breakthroughs like luxury centrifugal pressing and terroir concepts, as well as sakes akin to noble rot wines and those that complement cigars.
Brewery Name
Katsuyama Brewery
Founded
1688
Generation
Location
Futamata-25-1 Fukuoka, Izumi Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 981-3225
Brewmaster
Kosho Goto
President
Heizo Izawa
